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Narrating the Stories of those Killed in Iran’s Gasoline Protests
An interview with Farzad Seifikaran, a journalist who documents and narrates the stories of the fallen protesters of the November gasoline protests in Iran. The…
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The Oct and Nov 2019 Labor Rights Report is now Available
The ninth bimonthly Labor Rights Newsletter of Zamaneh Media has been published in both Persian and English. This issue covers labor news and workers’…
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Borhan Mansornia: a Kurdish Veterinarian Killed in the Gasoline Protests in Iran
Borhan Mansornia was only 28 years old when he was shot and killed in the November uprising in the Kurdish majority city of Kermanshah.…
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“Righteous Machismo”, Weaponized
Urban legends abound on both sides of the Iran-Iraq border. A salient trope in these stories is sexual transgression and honorable revenge.
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A Child, a Single Mom and a Bookseller: the Stories of those Killed in the Gasoline Protests of Iran
The names of those killed by security forces in the gasoline protests in Iran are slowly being verified. Zamaneh has spoken to sources close…
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The Economy of the Suppression of Gas Protests in Iran
The recent protests in Iran are an outcome of severe underlying economic and political pressure, which needs to be addressed by the international community.
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A Report from the Streets of Iran : Protesting People or Criminals?
What was going on at the scene of the November protests in Iran? How and why did people protest? What was the composition of…
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A Country Jailed: “Internet Blackout Turns Iran into World’s Largest Prison”
The Iran internet shutdown, which has left most Iranians without access to telecommunications, has left many people inside the country feeling “suffocated”, “imprisoned” and…
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Iran’s Labor Movement is the Connecting Cord of the Gasoline Protests and 2018 Protests
The protests that have erupted across Iran since 15 Nov 2019 are the second round of nationwide protests in Iran in the past two…
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Iran Rearrests Labor Activist Speideh Gholian amid Nationwide Protests
Sepideh Gholian, a student labor rights activist has been arrested again for participating in the recent wave of Iran protests against the increase in…
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Iran’s Special Clerical Court: Where the Clergy Meet “Justice”
The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) is a theocratic republic, with a governing system unlike any other country, not even other Islamic countries –…
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Iran Temporarily Releases six Labor Rights Prisoners on Hefty Bail Amounts
Six labor rights prisoners who have all received harsh sentences in Iranian Revolutionary Courts, have been released on hefty amounts of bail pending the…